Tag: Malcolm Watson
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Aurora anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. guilty of second-degree murder
Former MMA fighter and anti-violence activist Lumumba Sayers Sr. was found guilty of murder Monday afternoon after a two-week trial. The Adams County District Court jury deliberated for a day and a half before handing down the judgment to District Judge Jeffrey Ruff, finding the 47-year-old man from Aurora guilty of second-degree murder. Prosecutors had…
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Closing arguments delivered in Lumumba Sayers Sr. murder trial
Witness credibility themes dominated the closing arguments of both sides in the murder trial of Lumumba Sayer’s Sr., who is alleged to have shot and killed a man out of revenge for his murdered son. Victim Malcolm Watson’s family members swiftly exited the Adams County District courtroom as defense attorney Megan Downing told the jury…
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Lumumba Sayers Sr. testifies in his murder trial
A former Aurora anti-violence activist took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon to tell his side of the story after being charged in a murder prosecutors say is rooted in revenge. Both sides of the aisle were filled as 47-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. took the stand in an Adams County District courtroom, claiming innocence in the…
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Defense points to missing ghost gun, another man in Lumumba Sayers Sr. murder trial
A 3D-printed gun and a man in a tan tracksuit were details that led the defense’s opening arguments in Lumumba Sayers Sr.’s murder trial. Sayers Sr., a former MMA fighter and Aurora anti-violence activist, appeared in the Adams County District Courtroom Tuesday morning in a gray suit. He looked frail, significantly smaller than the weight…
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Aurora anti-violence activist’s murder trial begins
The murder trial of a former MMA fighter and Aurora-based anti-violence activist began with jury selection in an Adams County District courtroom Monday morning. There was a pool of around 100 residents for the trial of 47-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. By the afternoon, the defense and prosecution hadn’t even begun asking jurors questions. Opening arguments…
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Defense: Witnesses scared to testify in Aurora anti-violence activist’s murder trial
With his murder trial starting in April, the defense team of a former anti-violence activist is having trouble bringing in witnesses. Lumumba Sayers Sr., 47, and his defense attorney, Megan Downing, appeared in an Adams County district courtroom Thursday morning for a pre-trial conference, just weeks ahead of the two-week trial set for next month. “The…
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist pleads not guilty to first-degree murder charge
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Former MMA fighter and anti-violence activist, Lumumba Sayers Sr., pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday morning. He also faces two counts of felony menacing and two counts of tampering with evidence. Sayers Sr. stood at the podium clutching his right arm — that of which had a sling on it due to an unidentified injury…
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist will face first-degree murder charges
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A judge decided against lowering the first-degree murder charge against 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. following a preliminary hearing in an Adams County courtroom on Friday. The former MMA fighter appeared significantly underweight compared to when he was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting August. He was also strapped with a sling on his right arm for an…
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Former Aurora anti-violence activist’s first-degree murder trial bond remains $5 million
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A second bond hearing was held for 46-year-old Lumumba Sayers Sr. in an Adams County courtroom Tuesday following the first heated hearing that left family members from both side of the aisle in tears. Sayers Sr. first bond hearing on Aug. 15 eventually led to a $5 million cash-only bond, an increase from the $1 million bond…
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Former anti-violence advocate requests jail transfer amongst murder charges
Lumumba Sayers Sr., 46, allegedly shot and killed Malcolm Watson, 28, out of revenge earlier this summer